Emery in Emery County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Emery LDS Church

Utah Historic Site

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 30, 2018

1. Emery LDS Church Marker

Inscription. The Emery LDS Church, built 1898-1900, is the oldest remaining religious building in Emery County. The construction technique, a wood frame sheathed with clapboard and lined with adobe bricks, is distinctive and unusual for turn-of-the-century Mormon churches. The building's Greek Revival style is reflected in the symmetrical principal facade, cornice returns, transoms, and pedimented window heads.

This church was constructed under the direction of Bishop Alonzo Brinkerhoff. Services were held in the chapel upon its completion in 1900; the dedication was July 17, 1902 by Apostle Rudger Clawson. The church served the town of Emery until 1956 when a multipurpose chapel was dedicated. In 1967 the building was purchased by the city for use as a town meeting and recreation hall.

Erected 1995 by Division of State History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is July 17, 1902.

Location. 38° 55.455′ N, 111° 14.818′ W. Marker is in Emery, Utah, in Emery County. It is on North 100 East north of Main Street, on the left when traveling

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Emery UT 84522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Tunnel Builders (approx. 2½ miles away); A Place Nobody Wanted (approx. 9.6 miles away); Early Castle Valley (approx. 9.7 miles away); Ferron Academy (approx. 13 miles away); Ferron Pioneers (approx. 13.1 miles away).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 30, 2018

2. Emery LDS Church Marker

Emery LDS Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 30, 2018

3. Emery LDS Church

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 488 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 8, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.